Hamas releases Israeli woman, 2 children

Published October 12th, 2023 - 06:00 GMT
Israeli woman
Israeli soldiers patrol on the outskirts of Sderot near the border with Gaza on October 9, 2023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

ALBAWABA - A video was shared by Al-Jazeera news agency showing an Israeli woman and her two children being released by the Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas.

In the footage, a woman accompanied by her two kids was seen walking near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip. 

According to media sources, the woman in the video and her two children were caught by Hamas fighters on Oct. 7, the first day of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation.

Hamas announced capturing Israeli settlers as hostages and taking them to the Gaza Strip. 

An Israeli minister has earlier announced a full siege on Gaza and cutting fuel, water, electricity, and supplies to the strip.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is worried that Gaza hospitals are turning into "graveyards" amid a lack of power supply, Al-Jazeera reported.

According to the latest data released by the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the death toll in Gaza jumped to 1,200, with about 5,600 injured. 

Meanwhile, deaths in Israel reached 1,200, while over 3,000 injured.

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